Tag Archives: MA

Died 6/3/17 Handler – Lt. Paul Douglas Bristol County lost one of its best K9 as Alfie passed away around 6 p.m. Alfie was Lt. Paul Douglas’ first K9 partner and served the Sheriff’s Department bravely for seven years until retirement in 2012. Trained in narcotics and patrol, Alfie was involved in many searches and seizures with Lt. Douglas on …

Died 5/23/17 Handler – Officer Stephen Kingsley Bridgewater K-9 cop Dunaj will be missed The Bridgewater Police Department’s 13-year-old K9 Dunaj, who helped in the search for one of the Boston Marathon bombers, has passed away, the police department tweeted Tuesday morning. “Not all heroes are humans,” the police department Tweeted. Along with a career of searching for suspects and …

Died – 3/23/17 Handler – Ofc. Michael Whitney CPWDA is sad to announce the passing of Officer Michael Whitney’s K9 partner Rocky who was euthanized because of liver cancer. Officer Whitney and K9 Rocky were members of the CPWDA since 6/20/13. The CPWDA sends prayers to the Whitney family, Ludlow Police Department and friends.

Died – 3/15/17 Handler – Officer Timothy Ullrich CPWDA is sad to announce the that Officer Tim Ullrich lost his K9 partner Jori today. Tim & K9 Jori were with the Great Barrington Police Department ( MA ). Both joined the CPWDA on 2/12/13 and were members for 4 years. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Officer Ullrich, his …

Died – 2/18/17 Handler – Officer Rob Prindle City of Methuen mourns beloved K-9 Sugar The city of Methuen is mourning a beloved K-9 that passed away. Sugar served the Methuen Police Department for seven years and retired in 2010 when her K-9 handler Officer Rob Prindle left the force to join the U.S. Marshalls Service, Methuen police said. “Sugar …

Died – 2/16/17 Handler – Officer Thomas Nichols Beloved police K-9 laid to rest in Amesbury The Amesbury Police Department is mourning the passing of a beloved retired K-9. Kaybar was laid to rest Feb. 16 after a stoic battle with canine degenerative myelopathy. “Kaybar will be sorely missed by the Amesbury Police Department and his family,” the department said. …

Died – 2/14/17 Handler – Lieutenant John Pickles CPWDA is sad to announce that Lieutenant John Pickles of the Essex County Sheriff’s Department announced with great sadness that his K9 work partner, and friend had to be laid to rest yesterday. K9 Ivan became sick with an unknown illness that he could not recover from. Together they had 73 suspect …

Died – 2/8/17 Handler – Officer Joe Brewer K After a sudden illness and rapid deterioration Officer Joe Brewer made the tough decision to let his partner rest easy. K9 Charon worked his last assignment two days earlier doing what he loved. His last hours his handler spent doing a few of the things he hoped he’d get to enjoy …

Died – 2/8/17 Handler – Officer Jim Rathburn Retired K9 Reno Passes CPWDA is sad to announce the passing of Officer James Rathbun’s K9 Reno who passed away on 2/8/17.They were members of the CPWDA from 2/17/09 until 12/31/14. Reno recently retired in September of 2016. Reno was nine years old when it was found out he had osteosarcoma which …

Died 1/16/17 Handler – Officer John Bedard Salem department mourns death of police dog Thor Salem police are mourning the unexpected death of one of the department’s K-9 dogs, Thor. Thor, one of three dogs purchased for the department through a community fundraising campaign five years ago, was found unresponsive in his kennel by his handler, Patrolman John Bedard, on …